's first the baby by bringing back the snookiburger. it is being offered from now until the end of september has a beef patty topped with grilled jalapenos, up jeez, and a sauce. it comes wit version of itself >> we have another hour of news at 6:00 and it starts right now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> isaac overstays its welcome in louisiana. 24 hours after landfall. >> in gulfport mississippi let's check in for the latest with george. rex tropical storm isaac has been relentless, moving at a snail's pace, dropping 20 inches of rain in most places. in gulfport, we have seen one tornado. we remain under a tornado watch and flash flood warnings.

as the storms goalie makes its way inland, the focus turns to rescuing those trapped in flooded areas of louisiana and mississippi. this man brought his family would be safe in his mississippi home which was raised 8 feet off the ground. >> we noticed the water wasprobably not a couple feet high. around 8:30 we noticed it was time to leave a. he and his family were rescued by the national guard. waitevacuated west of new orleans after water spilled over the banks of lake pontchartrain. this m saved with his wife and dogs. they are top notch. >> in nearby plaquemines parish where it first made landfall as many as 800 homes suffered significant damage. the parish president storm worse than hurricane katrina and says parts of pikeman paris that have never been flooded are now under 10 feet of water.

>> when all is said and done we will have water where we did not have water in katrina. >> governor bobby jindal says louisiana is not yet in the clear. >> this storm is very slow moving and will be moving through our state. we will be dealing with the storm through early friday morning. >> so far, at least 840,000 people have lost power across four states and several towns along the gulf coast attitude will advisory's -- boil advisories. back to you. >> thank you. we will look at its impact on gas prices after we checked the traffic and weather a. the red line is having problems, single-tracking between dupont and gallery place. that's causing delays in both directions. we will continue to update you on that. but let's check out the weather with adam caskey. >> it's going to be a pleasant and beautiful day with bright sunshine like yesterday. warm, but not very humid.

let's look at the numbers. 62 in olney and silver spring, 63 in fairfax and waldorf. 63 in lanham. mostly sunny today, 88 degrees for the high temperature, a few degrees above average. even warmer tomorrow. we will talk about a chance of rain on the weekend. here's angela foster. >> there is a trouble spot in ashburn this morning. there's an overturned tanker truck fire. we are told by loudoun county officials only this vehicle is involved in the westbound lane. we are shut down on the dulles greenway. there is closure between belmont ridge road and leesburg bypass. we were trying to get eastbound through, but they had to close both directions. we are shutdown on the dulles greenway. as a greenway back to you. >> thank you. -- we are shut down on the

dulles greenway as a result. back to you. >> thank you. john gonzalez has team coverage on the impact of isaac in bethesda and all across the country. >> gas prices seem to be going up by the hour. this morning the national average is $3.80 a gallon. in the d.c. area, a little higher. federal investigators are to be a close eye on guys like these two mississippi gas station owners accused of cracking up fuel prices on drivers fully in the storm path. >> it it went up 20 cents in the last two weeks. it's crazy. >> these numbers are expected to climb as we head into the labor day weekend. the perfect storm at>> close to $5. that's a lot. >> there's been a shutdown of

several refineries along the gulf coast due to isaac and others are operating at reduced prices. and there's a fire still burning at the largest refinery in venezuela. >> it was nice a few months ago when i was driving from new york. >> gas prices could reach record numbers this weekend for a labor day weekend. john gonzalez reporting. >> visit our website to get the latest updates on the impact of isaac on the gulf coast. >> a big story we are following. the sentencing for the former university of virginia student convicted of murdering his ex- girlfriend. >> george huguely faces more than two dozen years in prison, but his family and lawyers all that is not in jail that long. brianne ca>> he is expected back in charlottesville courtroom today for sentencing. that's for killing his former girlfriend yeardley love. jury convicted him of second- degree murder and grand larceny

getting 26 years behind bars. it's expected to be a four-hour hearing this afternoon and his lawyers are likely to argue for a lesser sentence this afternoon. the kids in the door to his girlfriend's -- ex-girlfriend's off-campus apartment in a rage and ran off with your computer. but the defense says that is not a killer, calling her death a terrible accident. a couple weeks ago he lost the bid for a new trial. a judge said there was overwhelming evidence to support the conviction. sentencing gets under way around 1:00 this afternoon in charlottesville. reporting live, brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> the victim of brutal home invasion in stafford county speaks out as police search for his attacker. gary caldwell was pistol whipped and the attackers threatened to slit his throat. jummy olabanji has details from this developing story. >> ipod i was going to die. >> recalls tuesday night when he

wasand held hostage in his own home. crest theatre guys were pushing in. they dragged me through the house into the living room and then held me down. >> they are completely harmless and did not care if. >> the suspects got into the home through the side door. police say there were looking for money. prexy tried to call 911. the burka phone in half. >> he says the attackers may know the family because they kept saying stacy says there is a safe here, but there is no safe. >> all he kept saying was she saved my life. >> that was after a neighbor came to his aid. >> the republican national convention wraps up tonight with mitt romney taking the final spotlight off. >> republican party leaders had

john mccain taking the stage on his birth date yesterday along with secretary -- former secretary of state condoleezza rice. paul brown accepted the vice presidential nomination and then started attacking president obama. >> the greatest threat to medicare is obamacare. we are going to stop it. our nation needs this debate. what this debate. we will win this debate. >> mitt romney wraps up the convention tonight by accepting the party's nomination in a speech that many see as crucial to his campaign. we will talk to our friends at "politico" later this hour. coming up, the shining stars of the redskins' preseason finale. and lawyers heading to court to argue over key piece of the puzzle in determ [ male announcer

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>> hello my name is madison and this is my little sister. we would just like to say good morning, washington. >> good morning, washington. >> it is 6:11 right now. lawyers for brett favre take aim at some of the claims in a lawsuit filed by peter bale massage therapist. while he concentrates on his football coaching career, his lawyers have asked a court to say that he does not have to respond to embarrassing claims about his personal life as part of the lawsuit. the basis of the lawsuit centers around claims that the new york jets blacklisted the massage

therapist after messages that brett favre sent to another woman. >> the redskins' new kicker had three of four field goals. over quarterback finished with two touchdown passes. the redskins the roster and make their final cut tomorrow. it's the preseason. >> 6:12 is the time. >> led pillich are forecast with adam caskey on this thursday. >> straightforward like yesterday with bright sunshine, beautiful. it will be warm, but not overly humid. and will take a change into the weekend. some leftovers from isaac. now, 71 in the district at reagan national, six57 in cumberland. a little valley fog to start the day. 81 degrees by 11:00, 88 around

3:00 p.m. bright sunshine this afternoon. mid 90's tomorrow, 95. chance of rain sunday and labor day and lingering into tuesday. angela, with the latest on the commute? >> it's going to be tough out of loudoun county through leesburg. first, the good news. the accident on 95 southbound coming out of columbia passed route 32, we are not blocking lanes, so it's just minor congestion. but we are live over an incident in ashburn on the dulles greenway. there was a tanker truck fire and overturned tanker truck as you make your way westbound. we are shut down eastbound and westbound on the dulles greenway. twe are diverting traffic westbound at belmont ridge road. be aware that the loudoun county officials are on the scene. the closure will be in effect for quite some time with the

overturned tanker truck on the dulles greenway. back to you. >> thank you. still to come, a big honor for a prince george's county school and helping students achieve the dream. isaac is losing steam but still drenching louisiana. we wil

>> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington" with cynne simpson and steve chenevey. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> 6:15 on this thursday morning. three-quarters of a million people without power now along the gulf coast. the blame falling on isaac. here's a look at the high water. search and rescue crews will resume their mission once they get daylight. lot of the damage is out of new orleans. that's where a lot of the rescue

operations were yesterday. now more reports of damage to the north of new orleans and across the state of louisiana there's flooding. we have seen rainfall totals over 20 inches in some areas. there you see some of the wind damage. still waiting for the water to crest in some areas. more details coming up this morning and will check our forecast here and now we're all feeling the impact at the gas pumps. >> the fort hood shooting suspects finally expected to meeappear in court today. nidal hassan is charged in the 2009 shooting rampage that killed 13 and wounded more than two dozen others. his court-martial was delayed after a dispute over his beard which violates our regulations. the suspected gunman in the colorado movie theater shooting is at the center of a shoo

hearing today. prosecutors believe the notebook an e-mail to his psychiatrist contains descriptions of a violent attack. defense attorneys want the prosecutors sanctioned for reckless disregard of the truth. but the maryland man who called himself a joker and britain and mass shooting at his workplace has a court hearing on his mental status today. neil prescott and has been in his parents' custody and is required to stay with them and on his medication. was charged with one count of telephone is used. a retrial will begin for an army ranger accused of killing his roommate in gaithersburg in 2006. gary smith was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of michael mcqueen smith. said that mcqueen kill themselves. the judge did not let jurors hear comments that mcqueen made weeks before his death saying that he was depressed. >> a military judge expected to

consider evidence request today in the trial private first class bradley manning. is accused of leaking classified documents to wikileaks. prosecutors claim they have evidence showing that he knew that he should not have released classified information. they're asking the judge to let them present the evidence. abbey road on the river. >> you'll hear a lot of beatles music on the weekend, the largest beatles' music festival in the world starting today through monday at the gaylord national resort at national harbor. proceeds will benefit the american red cross. if you don't have weekend plans, go check it out. >> it's going to be warm. >> it will be hot. i will be there live tomorrow for the noon show. we will talk about our forecast, the change in temperatures, and the leftovers from isaac.

it's going to be another beautiful day today. comfortable this morning. low humidity with bright sunshine. tomorrow, we will crank up the heat. right now we are in the '60s to near 70 downtown. 88 this afternoon for the high temperature with mostly sunny skies. but that the rainfall totals for mississippi and louisiana in orleans almost a foot of rain. in tecameron, louisiana, 19 inches of rain. the slow-moving tropical storm is dumping so much rainfall and causing flooding. it brings much-needed rain to a very drought-stricken midsection of the country and parts of bill hybla valley. by sunday monday, and tuesday it will throw a few showers are way. not a continuous rain or a washout, just areas of rain off

and on sunday through tuesday highs in the mid '80s. 95 tomorrow. now to angela. >> we are dealing with a pretty serious situation. unfortunately, still closed on the dulles greenway. trying to get as much information as possible for motorists. medevac did land and they have left the scene. if you are just tuning in, it was an overturned tanker truck rolled over on the westbound lanes at shrive mill road. we are shut down eastbound and westbound. you will be turned around at belmont ridge road westbound. eastbound as a diversion also. be prepared for those delays. looking at not too bad of a delay. if you are headed out in the next few minutes, we are shutdown on the dulles greenway

in both directions for your morning commute. back to you. >> thank you. 6:21. one big name restaurant chain as major banks explaining financial mysteries. >> rob nelson explains. >> good morning. a storm surge for gas. prices rose a nickel yesterday to an average of $3.80 a gallon as tropical storm isaac swamp oil gulf coast. the federal reserve says the u.s. economy grew a little this summer and hiring improved. the central bank says stronger automobile sales, tourism, and home sales offset weakness in manufacturing. bank of america is c simplifying information given to customers about their accounts following pressure from consumer groups and congress. other banks are. following are customers report getting receipts from chipotle

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today. she will head back down to mississippi to is your mother after her mother has fallen ill. and the hurricane coming onshore down there. she will get an early start on her time off and take a rescheduled medical leave next week. be sure to watch in 35 minutes for her last show in a while on good morning america. >> always wish her the best. she's an amazing later and a fighter. >> congratulations to students at a prince george's county school. a big honor. >> eleanor roosevelt high school is helping students achieve the dream. to explains. >> walking the halls of roosevelt high school, get a sense of what students are about. trophy after trophy and banner after banner. now the prince george's high school is featured in a new book touted as one of the best schools in the country. >> i was really excited to see how the author said that if

martin luther king wanted to see how his dream was being achieved, roosevelt would be a model for that. >> 7 national merit scholars, seven national tv and scholarship winners, seven national hispanic honor students. and more black students passing an advanced placement exam than any other school in the country. >> looking at the diversity of our students and how they come together and focus on academics and success, it is amazing. >> this sr. says that he loves the fact there are so many different races and nationalities and people in the student body. >> we can learn from each other. a lot of class is offered. >> in addition to dozens of the debt placement classes roosevelt is also home to more than 100 after-school clubs teams, and groups. this jr. says it is that well- rounded experience that makes

roosevelt students achieve their dreams. >> i want to start my own business. i have taken advanced placement classes in that area and they will help a lot. >> abc 7 news reporting. >> we want to make your back-to- school shopping a little easier this year. we are giving away to a hundred dollars for back-to-school supplies and clothing. all you have to do is go through wjla.com/facebook to sign up. friday the deadline. we will announce the winner on "good morning washington" on monday, september 3. 6:00 hour 27 is the time. another half-hour ahead. >> why everybody run the country

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there could be 800 homes that have significant water damage in patmon parish. >> isaac continues to drenched southeast louisiana as best you crews wait for daylight to help those residents trapped by floodwaters. >> and what an unexpected visitor made a news team go batty during a live newscasts in canada. that's coming up. it's thursday, august 20. good morning, washington. i am steve chenevey. >> i am cynne simpson. let's check in with meteorologist adam caskey. i know you would know how to handle that. >> grab a tennis racket. i witnessed my dad do that when i was a kid. let's look at fairfax, 63 degrees. it's going to be a beautiful sunrise. mostly sunny conditions. we are preparing for beautiful sunrise over and at st. leo the great. it is 62 degrees in bowie, 63 in

woodbrige. 88 degrees today for the high temperature. warm, mostly sunny, not very humid. my buddy caught a bat while fishing several years ago. let's go to angela. >> in ashburn, dulles greenway, open eastbound at shreve mill road. bound is still closed with the investigation for the tanker truck that overturned. the beltway through capitol heights, we are stopped at the inner loop and ritchie marlboro road with a crash. in silver spring, we are shut down northbound colesville road with a pedestrian struck in the accident at second avenue. >> tonight the last night for the republican national convention, wrapping up in florida. mitt romney's vice-presidential pick got the party faithful excited last night. t.j. winnick has more. >> good morning.

it's all been building to this. tonight mitt romney will take the stage behind me and tried to convince america that he's the man to lead the country and to turn the economy around. last night it was his running mates turned. -- turn. america learned a little about paul ryan's wisconsin notes. >> i live on the same block where i grew up. we belong to the same parish where i was baptized. >> and a lot about his political beliefs. >> these past four years we have suffered no shortage of words in the white house. what is missing is leadership in the white house. >> mitt romney will accept his party's nomination tonight in the biggest speech of his life. his running mate tried to assure the many americans that romney is looking out for the middle class. >> we have a plan for stronger middle-class with a goal of generating 12 million new jobs over the next four years.

>> and finished with one last sales pitch. >> join mitt romney and me. let's give this effort everything we have. let's see this thing all the way through. let's get this done. >> two other prominent republicans also spoke about what they believe is a lack of leadership and the white house. the 2008 nominee john mccain. >> our president is not being true to our values. >> and former secretary of state condoleezza rice. >> my fellow americans, we do not have a choice. we cannot be reluctant to lead. you cannot lead from behind. >> democrats contend that the 12 million or rather 4 million jobs promised by paul ryan over the next four years is something that is already protected under the current policy. >> the focus will be on mitt romney tonight. how about last night and what paul ryan said, did he win any

more support? >> by most accounts, he performed very well. the speech was very well crafted. he gave conservatives the red meat there were looking for. the got big cheers for his lines about no leadership in the white house right now and dawn obamacare having no place in a free society. he try to protect himself as a plain spoken middle west guy. >> thank you. >> the latest on tropical storm isaac, drenching louisiana and mississippi. but it is weakening as it goes north overland. it's expected to lose its tropical storm status by tonight. it slammed the gulf coast yesterday as a hurricane. thousands of people were trapped by the floodwaters. hundreds of thousands of people in louisiana mississippi, and arkansas are without power. >> thousands of americans feeling the impact of isaac when they fill up their gas tanks. that includes spokes in our area. john gonzalez is in montgomery

county with more on why the price continues to spike. >> before we get any rain from isaac this week we are already filling the ripple effects of the gas pump. the national average this morning is about $3.80 for a gallon of gas. in the d.c. area is a bit higher. if you have not noticed, the price of a gallon has spiked about 5 cents in the past day. that's the highest ever for this time of year. these numbers are expected to climb as we head into the labor day weekend. call it a perfect storm at the pump. isaac's wide protests forced the shutdown of several refineries along the gulf coast. others are operating at reduced prices. and there's a fire still burning at the largest refinery in venezuela. aaa predicts this morning that this weekend the gas prices could reach record numbers for labor day weekend. so that's not a good sign at the pump. reporting live in bethesda, john gonzalez, abc 7 news. >> looking at the day and said,

former uva lacrosse player george huguely will be sentenced today for killing his ex- girlfriend yeardley love. the jury convicted him of second-degree murder and recommended a sentence of 26 years in prison. the judge is expected to accept that sentence today. we will be live in charlottesville for the sentencing. stay with abc 7 news and wjla.com. coming up, a big night for mitt romney. >> we are talking with our partners at "politico" about the big expectations riding on him

>> welcome back. mitt romney highlight the final night of the republican national convention. partners at "politico" are covering the convention this week. congressional reporter marty is joining up with his review via skype. >> paul ryan knocked it out of the park in terms of his presentation, his tone. there were a couple of fact check things where he had slightly inaccurate claims. people are not calling to remember that. they will not remember something closed in december of 2008. for the most part, paul ryan did what he had to do. he introduced himself to the nation. >> marco rubio will be speaking.

what can we expect from him? >> this is interesting. he got passed over for the vice- president st.. he is introducing romney, but it's a big moment for marco rubio. everyone thinks that he is among the front-runners form 2016 if mitt romney loses or 2020 if mitt romney wins. he is carrying a big burden of being arising hispanics are in the party that has not done a very good job of communicating with minorities. >> and all eyes on mitt romney. what does he have to say tonight to really establish himself as presidential material? >> romney. has a really hard romney he has to appear human, bold yes to fire up the audience and make sure he does not come across as stiff. i don't admire the job of his

speechwriters tonight. everyone is the tune inn. -- tuning in. there's a lot of people who will be watching for the first time to see let's whatwhat mitt romney has. he will try to appear presidential. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> let's check in with angela foster to find out what's happening on the roads. the dulles greenway still a problem? >> it is. but there's good news, we are open eastbound. but westbound is still shut down at shreve mill road. they are diverting westbound traffic at belmont bridge. there is still a lot of emergency personnel on the scene as you make your way on the dulles greenway. in maryland, there's a couple troublespots. some delays on 270 with a live

look at montrose road. in maryland on the beltway, capitol heights before allentown road, blocking a couple lanes with another tractor-trailer accident. we are seeing delays southbound on the beltway as you make your way through capitol heights. back to you. >> thank you. 6:43. let's say good morning to doug hill and look at our forecast. >> high. looks pretty good on this thursday morning. clear skies around area. cool temperatures. but get ready for obama. in annapolis and unable academy, the son has been up about 7 minutes. temperatures will be a little warmer than yesterday. we will be in the upper 80s. drying heat today. in the 60's at the moment. 57 in frederick. 71 at reagan national. it's warmer at reagan national because of the influence of the warm waters nearby. the satellite and radar, you have to go south to find any

clouds. high-pressure in control. isaac is still a tropical storm. the wind is down to about 45 miles an hour. it is weakening. it has been producing a credible rainfall and will continue to do so. highs in the upper 80s today with low humidity for us. back to you. >> thank you. >> coming up a rare visit from an egyptian leader. >> and news crew tries to stay calm on the air when

>> welcome back. the latest on isaac. search and rescue missions should be getting under way in parishes north and south of the city of new orleans. >> 800,000 people without power along the gulf coast. look at what's happening in

gulfport the. wind is still strong, blowing the trees around. the storm has moved so slowly across the area and continues to don't rain. some areas getting close to 20 inches of rain. some of the hardest-hit places in plaquemines parish, that's to the south and east of new orleans. a number of rescue operations over there. no reports of deaths, but lots of damage. it will take time to get through this storm. 800,000 people without power on the gulf coast. around the world egyptian president mohamed morsi arrives in teheran for the first visit by egyptian leader in decades. iranian state tv show the leader being received by the vice- president in charge of executive affairs. the egyptian president visited for a summit at the 120 nation non-aligned movement. duran cut diplomatic missions in 1979 because of egypt opposing

peace accord with israel. >> in 1997 americans learned of the car crashed in paris that claimed the life of princess diana and her companion and her drive for. because of the time difference, it was already august 31 when the crash occurred. >> things got a little batty concept in a news room in canada. >> the anger man was delivering the news that can a bat full behind him and then it's all behind the weatherman. it eventually left on its own through a side door. >> a little celebration after babs. -- after that. >> 6:48 is the time. >> let's check in with doug hill. >> it will be warm and dry and

very pleasant today. let's look at the rooftop camera in arlington. sunrise at 6:36 this morning. just a few fairweather clouds as we head through the day. mostly sunshine. upper 60's right now to low 70's. high temperatures will climb pretty quickly. you will see numbers in the '70s before long and possibly the upper 80s and nearly 90 degrees by this afternoon. high-pressure overhead and giving us a warm, dry air. even warmer the next few days. isaacs' days well to the southwest. -- isaac is staying well to the southeast. 19 inches of rain have fallen on hammond, louisiana. there's still a chance that some of the remnant energy could bring us showers late sunday and again on monday. let's talk traffic with angela foster.

the dulles greenway has been a problem. >> it has been a problem. it's getting better as they have opened the eastbound lanes. still diverting westbound traffic at shreve mill road. the other problem will be on the beltway in maryland, a backup southbound on the inner loop once you get past 50. the accident is just before allentown road. traffic is crawling through the region. back to you. >> thank you. 67 degrees. >> we will have a live report and roundup of today's top stories and what you need to know before you walk out the door this morning the. beautiful sunrise. it's

>> good thursday morning. rising floodwaters forcing thousands to evacuate. you're going door to door and plucking people from rooftops as the rain continues. sam has team coverage with the latest from the gulf coast. that's next. >> it's time for the thursday expressed. it's a live look at today's top stories. jummy olabanji is in stafford county. >> good morning. police in stafford county are investigating a violent home invasion. a couple days ago, two men broke into a hall in the neighborhood behind me at garrissonville

wrote and attack the victim. he was pistol whipped, an elderly victim's. he was not sure who could do this to him. the robber the man. if anyone who may have seen anything, give police a call. now to brianne carter if. >> former uva lacrosse player george huguely expected back in charlottesville courtroom today. earlier this year, a jury convicted him of second-degree murder and grand larceny recommending a sentence of 26 years behind bars. that hearing is expected to last four hours. the judge will decide what the sentence will be. dancing expected to get under way around 1:00 this afternoon. john glenn. it's gas station owners say you can blame reisaac. refineries have been shot down and gas prices are up. the national averages $3.80 and even higher in the d.c. area. they will continue climbing

through the labor day weekend. >> of things you need to know before you leave this morning >> . the party is over in d.c. metro police will start issuing tickets. there had been a grace period for people caught speeding in the zones of the 11 newest speed cameras, but no more. >> the nationals defeated the marlins last night 8-4. will play the st. louis cardinals and home tonight. >> the world's largest beatles' music festival gets started today. abbey road on the river runs through monday at the gaylord national resort and national harbor. more than 50 bands expected to perform. >> having problems on the road? we will check in with angela foster. >> the latest is the update on the dulles greenway the. it's been a problem all morning. and overturned tanker truck. we've had the chopper showing you the results of the closure westbound at shreve mill road.

they will divert you off. eastbound is open, but we are looking at a heavy traffic on route 7 as the bailout begins. back to you. >> thank you. it's going to be a beautiful day. mostly sunny, high temperature of 88. it gets hotter tomorrow. mid 90's on friday with sunshine. two thirds of this weekend's it will be rather damp from the leftovers of isaac. showers off and on sunday and through tuesday. >> we have to start the week and early tomorrow. >> that does it for us. keep it right here for good morning america. >> it's the last day for robin roberts